JULY 5
TODAY IN 1969, THE ROLLING STONES PLAYED THEIR FIRST SHOW WITH GUITARIST MICK TAYLOR: A FREE CONCERT IN LONDON’S HYDE PARK BEFORE ALMOST A QUARTER OF A MILLION FANS.
IN 2015 THE FOUR SURVIVING MEMBERS OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD GAVE WHAT THEY SAID WOULD BE THEIR FINAL PERFORMANCE, PLAYING TO SOME 70,000 SINGING, DANCING AND TEARFUL FANS AT CHICAGO’S SOLDIER FIELD.
AND TODAY WOULD HAVE BEEN THE BIRTHDAY OF ROBBIE ROBERTSON, GUITARIST, VOCALIST, AND SONGWRITER WITH ‘THE BAND’. HE DIED IN 2023